Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 42 Issue 6

Synthesis, characterisation and optical band gap of Cr1.3Fe0.7O3 nanopigments

Morteza Enhessari

Inorganic pigments have been widely investigated due to their chemical stability such as resistance to chemical attacks by acids and alkalis, excellent hardness and high…

Renewable source-based polyurethane coatings by using monoglycerides of vegetable oils and its modification by nano TiO2

Vikas V. Gite, Ashok B. Chaudhari, Ravindra Dattatraya Kulkarni, Dilip G. Hundiwale

The primary purpose of this work is to prepare the renewable source-based polyurethanes coatings which can be used to substitute petroleum-based materials. In the secondary…

Polypyrrole in water borne epoxy coating

Prakash Mahanwar, Abhijit Sathyanarayana, Vaishali Bambole, Sunil Sabharwal

– The paper aims to discuss the evaluation of anti-corrosive efficiency of conducting polymer, polypyrrole in water borne epoxy-polyamine coatings.

Modified macroporous adsorption resin (LX1180) used to adsorb flavonoid

Zhenbin Chen, Jiapeng Long, Lei Kang, Xueyan Du, Duolong Di, Jingbo Liu

The purpose of this paper is to prepare a higher chloromethylation degree (CD) modified macroporous adsorption resin (MAR, LX1180-Cl) and further study their adsorption…

Synthesis and performance of coumarin containing polymeric fluorescent dyes

Hai-Hong Ma, Qiu-Sheng Song, YuanHao Xu, Wei Yao

– The purpose of this paper is to modify the photostability of organic fluorescent dyes and to develop and evaluate a route of their derived polymeric fluorescent dyes.

A review of the similarities and differences between five different polymer-solvent interaction coefficients

Richard D. Sudduth

This paper attempted to show the potential relationship between five different interaction coefficients relating solvents and polymers. This review addressed primarily a…

Comparative analysis of ultra-fine fluorescent disperse dye paste and its stability with naphthalene sulphonic derivative dispersant

Yufei Xiu, Kezhong Wang, Chaoxia Wang, Kashif Javed, Shaohai Fu, Anli Tian

– The aim of this paper was to prepare a stable fluorescent disperse yellow paste by wet grinding process by adding naphthalene sulphonic derivative dispersing agent.

A new organisation – the European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences (EBES) – has set out its vision for the future, including improving the quality of life in Europe driven by advancements in biochemical engineering sciences

Training

Rheonaut module enables new molecular rheology solutions for rapidly changing materials

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is introducing a new advisory service to support the development of the chemical and process industries

Diary

Publications

Global green solvents and bio solvents market to reach $6.5 billion by 2018

NanoKTN release general findings from Graphene Industrial Consultations Workshops Consultation workshops held to obtain industry opinion on the commercial future of grapheme

Infor Optiva simplifies PLM efficiency

Conferences

Orion offers easy-to-disperse carbon black for high-jet waterborne base coatings

Managing a burning issue safely and sustainably

Chemical engineers in South Korea have successfully created an artificial nose with a sense of smell comparable to a highly trained human expert’s nose